About Terry Daulton
Terry Daulton’s pastel paintings reflect her deep ties to the landscape and her background as a biologist and environmental educator. Terry and her husband, Jeff Wilson, divide their time between Lake Superior and their small log cabin on a remote island in Wisconsin’s Turtle Flambeau Flowage. Her paintings chronicle their life on the shores of Lake Superior and other Northwood’s haunts.
Daulton states, “For me painting is both personal and a teaching tool. I hope that I can help others to develop a closer relationship to the natural world and to discover their own creative energies.”
- M.S. Environmental Education, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, 1988
- B.S. Environmental Studies, Northland College, Ashland, WI, 1981
- Minor, Fine Art, Northland College, Ashland, WI, 1981
- Pastel workshops, 2024-2025
- Drawing Water mentoring and student workshops, 2022
- Drawing Water varied program offerings, 2012-2022
- University of Wisconsin Media Camp for Native American Students, Aug 2008
- Pastel Workshop, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Aug 2005
- Artist in Residence, Minocqua Schools, Minocqua, WI, March 2006, 2003, 2009
- Summer Enrichment Program – Drawing on Nature, summer course for children, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters, WI, Summer 1999 – 2000
- Watercolor Workshop, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters, WI, 1999, 2000
- Watercolor Workshop, Lake Superior Center, Ashland, WI, 2000
- Watercolor Workshop, Mercer 21st Century Program, course for adults, Mercer, WI, 2001
- After School Enrichment Program – Drawing, Painting and Collage, course for children, Mercer Public Schools, Mercer, WI, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- The Illustrated Journal, workshop, sponsored by Pine Tree Gallery in Ironwood, MI, 1998
- Drawing on Nature, workshop, Price County Lecture Series, Phillips, WI, 1999
Arts Coordinator - Drawing Water art and science program, 2012-2025, volunteer coordinator from 2012-2021, 2025 then grant funded coordinator (2022-24) for artist in residence program at Trout Lake limnology station, Boulder Junction WI. Coordinated professional artist in residence programs and student art mentoring program along with UW-Center for Limnology staff.
Exhibition Coordinator/Creator – Penokee : Explore the Iron Hills. brought together 21 artists to highlight the natural and historical resources of the Penokee Hills in northern Wisconsin. Exhibit funding acquired by artists, and the show was hosted at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, WI from May 2012 – March 2013. The show then moved to Milwaukee, Center for Urban Ecology, April – June 2013.
Exhibition Coordinator/Creator – UW-Madison Center for Limnology. Created and co-coordinated “Drawing Water – Artists and Scientists Explore Northern Lakes” This show travelled throughout the northwoods during the summer/fall 2011. In Spring 2012 it travels to the National Science Foundation in Washington D. C. and to other venues nationally in summer and fall 2012.
Exhibition Coordinator/Creator – UW-Madison, Initiated, created and co-coordinated Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods, a major traveling art and science exhibition. Included the work of 20 juried artists, collaboration with numerous scientists and UW-Madison faculty and staff. Conducted public relations, catalog creation, student education at venues, and opening presentations and outreach.
Best of Show, 43rd Manito Art Show, July 2008
Merit Award, 42nd Manito Art Sow, July 2007
Honorable Mention, 41st Annual Manito Art Show, July 2006
Kenneth Kuemmerlein Award, Wisconsin Regional Art Program, September 1997
2nd Place, Take Me to the River, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Aug 2004
Honorable Mention, Take Me to the River, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Aug 2003
Annual demonstrations during Northwoods Art Tour at Moondeer Gallery, various workshops.
Artist of the Month, Odonata, Mercer, WI, July 2002
Pastels and Watercolors, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, December 2000, 2003
Downtown Art Place, Ironwood, MI
MoonDeer and Friends, Boulder Junction, WI
Odonata, Mercer, WI
Gallery on 5th, Calumet, MI
Previous Galleries: Center for Visual Arts, Wausau WI, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood MI, Vertin Gallery, Calumet MI
- B is for Bigtop, A is for Apostles, books and exhibits at Washburn Cultural Center, 2023, 2025
- Coordinated Aquatica, group traveling exhibit summer fall 2024
- Penokee: Explore the Iron Hills, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, WI 54806. Coordinated and created exhibition, 2012 - 2013
- Floating Forests, Vertin Gallery, Calument MI. Two person show, Aug 2012
- Drawing Water: Artists and Scientists Explore Northern Lakes, various locations 2011-21012
- Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods, Various Locations, Jan 2007-Feb 2008
- Group of Three On Line, Washburn Public Gallery, Washburn, WI, March 2007
- 82˚ East by North, Johnson Heritage Post Art Center, Grand Marais, MN, Oct-Dec 2006
- Artists in the Ottawa, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, August 2006
- Gifts From Minong, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI August 2005
- Exquisite Island, two person show, Omphale Gallery, Calumet, MI March-April 2004
- Take Me to the River, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters, WI, August 2003, 2004 (juried)
- Small Works, Copper Country Community Arts Council, Calumet, MI, December 2002, 2003
- Views from the Iron Range, Solo Show, Hurley Coffee Company, Hurley, WI, August–December 2002
- Views from the Iron Range, Solo Show, Black Cat Coffee House, Ashland, WI, May 2002
- Northwoods Summer Art Tour, exhibit and demonstration, 2001(Mercer, WI), 2002 , 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012 (Boulder Junction, WI)
- River Life, Solo Show, exhibit of original illustrations for River Life, a book on river ecology, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, Michigan, Fall 2001
- Six Pack of Fish Art, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, Summer 2000
- Northern Lights, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, Winter 2000 Manitou Art League Annual Show, Manitowish Waters, WI, July 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004-2012
- Running the Round River – Journal of a Modern Day Voyageur, Solo Show, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, August 1998
- Wisconsin Regional Art’s State Exhibit, Madison, WI, September 1997 (juried)
- Nicolet College, Wisconsin Regional Art Exhibit, Rhinelander, WI, August 1997 (juried)
- Northland College Alumni Show, Ashland, WI, July 1997, 1996
- Crossing Boundaries, Solo Show, Northland College, Ashland, WI, April-May 1997, this show included over 90 watercolors and oil paintings, and journal entries depicting my travels through 12 countries during 1995-1996
- Recent Works, Three Person Show, Washburn Historical Museum , Washburn, WI, September 1996
- Union National Bank Annual Art Show, Ashland, WI, 1981, 1982, 1983
- 40 illustrations for Wrong Tree Adventures in Wildlife Biology
- Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods, Exhibition Catalog, January 2007
- Sixty pen and ink illustrations for Graced by the Seasons, by John Bates (Manitowish River Press, 2006)
- Sixty pen and ink illustrations for Graced by the Seasons, Spring and Summer (Manitowish River Press, 2008)
- Sixty pen and ink illustrations for River Life by John Bates (Manitowish River Press, 2001)
- Designed and created artwork for exhibits and publications for the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service, and North Lakeland Discovery Center